JERUSALEM – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted Israel’s offer to assist with the tracking down of the 200 kidnapped Nigerian girls, and a team of Israeli counter-terror specialists will assist the Nigerian forces in rescuing the girls.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on a visit to Japan, spoke earlier yesterday (May 11) with Nigerian President Jonathan and told him that Israel expresses deep shock over the crime that has been committed against the girls. The Prime Minister added that Israel is ready to assist in locating the girls and in fighting the brutal terrorism that is taking place in Nigeria. In an official statement by the Nigerian President office read: “President Jonathan has accepted Mr. Netanyahu’s offer to send a team of Israeli counter-terrorist specialists to assist in the ongoing search and rescue efforts.”

On April 14th Islamic militants from the Boko Haram terror organization stormed a secondary school in the northeastern village of Chibok and seized 276 girls who were taking exams. Some managed to escape, but around 200 remain missing.

Reuters reports that The United States and Britain have flown in experts and this, coupled with the deployment by Nigeria of two army divisions to the border region, signals that the search effort is gathering pace. They will now by joined by a team of Israeli experts.

Israel has defense ties with Nigeria, and has provided it in the past with surveillance drones. Last September, Israel was among several countries that sent advisers to Kenya to assist in a stand-off with Islamist terrorists who attacked a mall in Nairobi.

About the Author:Aryeh Savir is director of the International division of Tazpit News Agency.

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48 Responses to “Israeli Team to Assist with the Rescue of Abducted Nigerian Girls”

Good on you Israel. Maybe now we can have some real soldiers on the case instead of diplomats pussyfooting around having chit chat meetings or heads of state holding up messages on pieces of card. God bless Israel. People are saying that Michelle Obama wouldn’t be so involved if the girls were white! Thank you.

My heart is so thankful for people who care enough to go out and rescue!!! May the Lord bless your efforts and they be found and those pervert abusers of humankind (especially our precious children) be brought to justice!!! May Gd Himself also bring the oppressors into oppression for He says: what you sow you shall reap and ‘as you do to others it will be done unto you’!!!

Nigeria should be united by now,lets find out what at all are Those Terrorist group looking for,what are their demands?In Nigeria and Nigerians causing PAIN to fellow Nigerians.That Should seize.I thank Israeli Prime Minister for coming on board and doing something about The 200 females Nigerian Students being deprived of their livelihood and families.

WHY PUT OUR JEWS IN DANGER WHEN THAT COUNTRY HAS VITED AGAINST ISRAEL SO OFTEN FORGETTING ALL PREVIOUS AID, FOOD RELIFE, EDUCATION. BETTER THE USA SHOULD SEND SHARPTON AND MICHELLE OBAMA SINCE HER HUSBAND IS MOSLEM AND BUY THE GIRLS BACK.

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